ABIE KEMARRE LOY - BUSH LEAVES
ABIE KEMARRE LOY
BUSH LEAVES, 2004
107 x 107 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
REGION
Utopia, NT
PROVENANCE
Galley Australis, SA, Cat. No GAAL10041322
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
Private Collection, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Under Eastern Anmatyerr Law, Abie Loy Kemarre has the right to portray several Dreamings. These include the Bush Hen and Bush Leaf Dreaming. The bush leaf grows in a swamp near some sandhills close to the Utopia region in Abie’s grandfather’s country and it is known for its wonderful curative properties. These bush leaves are able to cure a whole range of illnesses including colds, headaches, and sores.The Bush Leaf, as a Dreaming, is closely associated with women, and is a shape-shifter, a state-changer, possessing the ability to transform herself from her bush leaf-form into a woman and back into a leaf again.
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